An elderly man is on a one-man crusade against gambling advertising.
Clarrie has spent every day for the last few weeks searching every gambling company on Facebook and leaving an ‘angry’ react.
“Gambling is one of the most evil things in the world! It destroys families, robs people of their money, and makes rich suits even richer!” said Clarrie. “If I show my disapproval with all of them, may someone important will notice. And don’t get me started on all those bloody ads!”
“Old mate has rocks in his head!” said Clarrie’s old army mate Paul. “Clar loved playing Two Up every Anzac Day and also loved putting a few bob on the horses. Don’t know what’s changed?”
But Vera, Clarrie’s wife, knows what’s really up.
“The old coot’s been so bored since the golf club banned him. I keep telling him, ‘just apologise for accidentally crashing the club’s golf cart into the shed’, but he’s too blooming stubborn!” she said.
“He’s using this silly ‘anti-gambling crusade’ because he’s got nothing better to do. I need to get him out of the bloody house! I have my social groups, afternoon stories, and visits with the grandkids – Clarrie is messing all that up!”
Though Vera may have found a solution.
“Clarrie was a half-decent cricketer when we first started dating. I saw him watching the world cup the other night, inbetween complaining about the gambling ads. He stayed up until sparrows watching one of the games. I’m going to call the local cricket club and see if they have any use for him. Maybe there’s a Masters side he can play for?”
